AIG Women's Open: Full R1 groupings and Royal Lytham tee times
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- AIG Women's Open marks its 50th edition with a 144-player field at Royal Lytham & St Annes, the final women's major championship of 2026.
- Miyu Yamashita returns as defending champion in a late-early Thursday group with world No 2 Jeeno Thitikul and Lauren Coughlin, aiming to become the first back-to-back Women's Open winner since Yani Tseng.
- Nelly Korda and Haeran Ryu — this season's two multiple-major winners — are paired with Lydia Ko in a high-profile morning grouping for the first two days.
- Lottie Woad begins her bid for a maiden major title alongside Aki Iwai and Andrea Lee, while Charley Hull is paired with Hannah Green and Brooke Henderson on the opposite side of the draw.
- Sky Sports provides exclusive UK and Ireland coverage, launching Featured Groups for the first time with six more hours of live action than any previous edition; coverage begins Thursday at 9am with extended focus on Korda's threeball.
Why it matters: Sky Sports' expansion to six more hours of live coverage than ever before gives UK viewers the most extensive access in the event's history, while Korda and Ryu teeing off together signals them as the season's dominant major storylines — both hunting a third 2026 major title in the same threeball.
